The Indian chief as tragic hero
Subtitle: native resistance and the literatures of America, from Moctezuma to Tecumseh
By: Gordon M. Sayre.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: American literature -- History and criticism.; Indians in literature.; Indians of North America -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- History and criticism.; Indians of North America -- Wars -- Historiography.; American drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism.; Indians of North America -- Historiography.; Heroes in literature.
Description: The leaders of anti-colonial wars of resistance - Metacom, Pontiac, Tecumseh and Cuauhtemoc - spread fear across the frontiers of North America. However, after their defeat, they became martyrs. Gordon Sayre analyses the tragedies and epics written aboutthese leaders and explores their own speeches and strategies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.